Smoking device



Feb.l 24, 1942.A w. c. GEsEK SMOKING DEVICE Filed July 24, 1940 mw. n @i R. m m .v m.

ATTORNEY-f Patented Feb. 24, 1942 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SMOKING DEVICE Walter C'. Gesek, Buffalo, N. Y.. Application July 24, 1940, Serial No. 347,184

p 5 Claims.

This invention relates to a smoking device such -as a smoking pipe ora holder for cigars and cigarettes and has for its objects the provision of simple and efcient means whereby the smoke from the burning tobacco is cooled and condensed and deprived of nicotine bearing moisture juice, or tobaccotar before it reaches the mouth of the smoker and which is so organized that the same can be quickly, conveniently and easily cleaned when an accumulation of moisture makes this desirable in order to render smoking enjoyable to the fullest extent.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is a. longitudinal section of a pipe embodying a satisfactory form of the improvements forming the subject of thisinvention.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the head portion of the pipe.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary horizontal section, taken on line 3--3, Fig. 1.

Figs. 4, 5, 6, and 7 are vertical sections, taken respectively on the correspondingly numbered lines in Fig. 1.

In the -following description similar characters of reference indicate like parts in the several figures of the drawings:

The smoking pipe-shown in the drawings, as an example of one use of this invention,.com prises a head I having a bowl receptacle or pocket Il, the upper end of which is open for introducing the tobacco or other material to be smoked, and a stem I2 through which the smoke of the burning tobacco is withdrawn from the bowl.

The lower part of the head contains a baille chamber |3 in which a partial cooling and condensation of the tobacco smoke is eiected. This chamber being formed in a tubular neck I8 projecting downwardly from the underside of the bowl II and closed at its top by a partition i5 which -forms the bottom of the bowl and normally closed at its lower end by a'lower head Il which may be detachably connected with the neck by a screw joint Ill as shown in Fig. 1, or by -any other suitable means. The smoke of the tobacco burning in the bowl or receptacle Il passes from the latter into the baille chamber by an inlet I4 arranged in the bottom I5 of this receptacle and the smoke escapes from the baille chamber through a transfer opening I6 in the front side of the baille chamber which forms an outlet for the latter and an inlet for the stem. The bottom Il of the baille chamber is removably connected with the tubular neck I8 thereof to permit of introducing baille means into the baffle chamber whereby the smoke is compelled to take a circutous course from the time it enters the baille chamber to the time it leaves the same and thus causes the smokevto cool and deposit some of the moisture contained therein.

These baille means in their preferredform, as shown in Figs. l, 2 and 3, are constructed as follows:

The numeral I9 represents a cap shaped plug secured in an opening or seat I4 in the bottom of the tobacco bowl and provided with a plurality of smoke passages or openings 20. Into the 10W- er end of this plug is iltted the upper end of an upright intermediate baille tube 2| the bore 22 of which forms a downward continuation of the smoke openings 20 and which has its lower end open and terminating between the bottom I5 of thebowl and the bottom of the baille chamber. In order to insure escape of smoke from the lower end of the intermediate baille tube 2| regardless of whether the same contacts with any other part, this end of said tube is provided with a plurality of notches 23 through which smoke can pass laterally from the interior to the exterior of this tube.

Within the intermediate baille tube 2| is arranged an inner upright baille tube 24, which is ofr smaller diameter than the bore of the intermediate baille tube 2| so as to form the annular passage 22 therebetween which communicates at its upper end with the smoke openings 20.- The bore of the inner baille tube 24 forms a vertical passage 25 and its upper end preferably terminates short of the plug I9 and is provided at its upper end with a head 26 and has its lower end terminating short of the bottom Il of the baille chamber and provided with a plurality of notches 21 which permit the passage of smoke yfrom the lower part of the baille chamber into the lower end of the passage 25 formed by the bore of the inner or central baille tube 24 regardless of whether the lower end of this tube and the bottom of the baille chamber are in engagement.

The numeral 28 represents a horizontal baille disk which projects laterally from the lower part of the intermediate baille tube 2| and is provided at its peripheral edge with a plurality o notches 29 for the passage of smoke from the underside to the .upper side of this disk and the opposing sides of the intermediate tube 2| and an outer tubular baille wall 30. The latter surrounds the baille disk 28 and is spaced from the inner side of the tubular neck I8 Aand is of smaller diameter than the bore of said neck so as to form between them an upright outer annular passage 3| which places the spaces in the upper and lower' parts of the baille chamber .I3 in communication with each other. The upper edge of the outer baille wall 30 is provided with an annular row of notches 32 which tend to divide the smoke into a plurality ofsmall streams as the same passes .over this .wall and thereby promote cooling of the same. f

Within the lower part of the baille chamber I3 is arranged a lower baille head 33 which engages at its inner edge with the periphery of the lower part of the inner baflle tube 24 and connected at its outer edge with the lower end of the outer baille wall 30. This lower baille head 33 is spaced from the underside of the baille disk 28 by an intervening passage 34 which places the lower end of the passage 22 Vin a communication with the space 9 within the tubular baille wall 38 above the baille dis-k 33. This lower baille head 33 is also spaced from the bottom I1 of the baille chamber I3 by a passage 35 which places the lower end of the annular passage 3| in communication with the lower end of the passage 25 in the inner baille tube 24. On the lower part of the periphery of the outer baille wall 30 an annular row of projections 36 is provided which engages the bore of the neck I8 and form notches for the passage of smoke from the annular passage 3| to the horizontal passage 35.

The smoke is conducted from the upper end of the inner baille tube 24 into the rear end of the pipe stem I2 by a horizontal conduit including an inner coupling tube section 31 connected at its inner end with the upper part of the inner baille tube 24 and extending laterally therefrom through the adjacent part of the intermediate baille tube 2I and an outer coupling tube section 38 which extends through the outlet opening I6 of the baille chamber and projects with its rear end through the outer baille wall 3l) and into the inner tube section 31 while its front end projects into the rear part of the pipe stem.

During the smoking operation the smoke from the tobacco burning in the bowl of the head passes successively downwardly through the openings and vertical passage 22, thence horizontally outward through the notches 23 and horizontal passage 34, thence upwardly through the notches 29 and passage 9, thence horizontally outward through thegnotches 32 and the upper end of the baffle chamber I3, thence downwardly through the passage 3|, and the notches between the projections 36, thence horizontally inward through the passage 35 and notches 21, thence upwardly through the passage in the inner tube 24, and thence horizontally outward through the coupling tube sections 31, 38 to the rear end of the pipe stem, during which course the stream of smoke takes a circuitous or serpentine path and not only is cooled during this passage but laden nicotine moisture entrained in the smoke is separated therefrom and deposited on the surfaces along which the smoke ows.

The baille means embodied in the stem of this smoking device and containing this invention are constructed as follows:

In its preferred form the pipe stern comprises a rear tubular section 39 which is detachably connected with the head of the pipe, a front tubular section 40 terminating at its front end in a mouthpiece 4I which is placed in the mouth of the smoker for drawing the smoke forwardly from the bowl through the stem, and an intermediate tubular section 8 which is interposed between said front and rear stem sections.

The rear stem section 39 is provided at its rear end with a tubular socket I8l in which the neck I8 of the pipe head is seated, this socket being open at its upper end while its lower end may be closed by a bottom 35| or left open. The stem sections have their bores enlarged, as shown at 42, 6, 43 in Fig. 1 thereby forming a forwardly facing internal shoulder 44 on the rear stem section 42 and a rearwardly facing internal shoulder 45 on the front stern section 40 while the intermediate section has a bore 6 of the same diameter as that of the rear stem section and is not provided with any internal shoulders. Within the bores of the stem sections are arranged the rear section 46 and the front section 41 of a tubular lining, said rear lining section being of comparatively large diameter and extending the full length of the bore 42 of the rear stem section and the bore 6 of intermediate section and provided at its rear end with a circular head or collar 48 which bears against the shoulder 44. At its rear end the rear pipe stem section 33 is provided with an opening I6I which registers with the opening I6 in neck I8I and through which the front tube section 38 projects forwardly into the smoke space 49 formed in the bore of the rear lining section 46. The front lining section is of smaller diameter than the rear lining section 46 and bears at its front end against the shoulder 45 of the front stem section while its rear end projects rearwardly beyond the rear end ofthe front stem section and intermediate stem section and telescopes into the front end of the rear lining section 46 to form a slip joint connection therewith. The rear lining section 46 is preferably secured to the intermediate stem section 8 by a rivet 1, or otherwise, and is slidable into and out of the bore of the rear stem section 39. The head 48, the smoke inlet tube 38 and the rear lining section 46 are preferably connected so that they may be moved as a unit.

In their preferred form the baille means associated with the stem of the pipe are constructed as follows:

The numeral 5i! represents a front smoke outlet tube arranged axially within the front and intermediate parts 4U, 8, of the stem and having its rear end spaced from the front end of said smoke inlet tube 38 while its front end is fitted in a socket 5Il in the front section of the pipe stem and communicates with a smoke duct 52 extending to the front end of the mouthpiece 4I.

The numeral 53 represents a baille tube arranged lengthwise within the tubular lining sections 46, 41 and having its front part surrounding the rear part of the front smoke outlet tube 53 while its rear end is arranged opposite the front end of the smoke inlet tube 38. The front part of the baille tube has a diameter smaller than that of the adjacent front section 41 of the tubular lining and greater than that of the smoke outlet tube 58 and its front end terminates short of the shoulder 45 on the front stem section, thereby forming an annular outer longitudinal smoke passage 54 between the outer side of this baille tube 53 and the front lining section 43 which communicates at its rear end by means of the smoke space 49 with the front end of the smoke inlet tube 38, and at its front end with the front end of a longitudinal inner smoke passage 55 arranged between the tubes 50, 53. The passage 55 communicates at its rear end with the rear end of the smoke outlet tube 58, as shown in Fig. l. The baille tube 53 is held in a central position relative to the smoke outlet tube 56 by an annular row of projections or corrugations 56 arranged on the exterior of the smoke outlet tube 5i] and bearing against the bore of this baille tube 53 and the latter is held in a central position relative to the front tubular lining section 41 by annular rows of projections or corrugations 51, 58 arranged on the exterior of the front and rear parts of this baille tube and engaging with the adjacent parts of the front lining section 41.

The rear end of the baille tube 53 is preferably tapered rearwardly and a plug 59 of absorbent material, such as cotton, is placed in this tapered portion -so that it forms an absorbent Wall between the front end of the smoke inlet tube 38 and` the rear end of the smoke outlet pipe 55 which absorbent Wall is however spaced from the `front end of the tube 38. vRetention of the absorbent plug in the tapering part of the baille tube 53 is effected by providing this tapering part with one or more openings 60 into which yparts of the plug project and thereby become interlocked therewith so as to prevent these parts from becoming separated too freely.

In the operation of the baille means in the pipe is deposited on this plug. Thereafter the smoke passes forwardly through the smoke outlet tube 50 and passage 52 in the mouthpiece to the mouth of the smoker. During the circuitous course of the smoke through the stem of the pipe the 'smoke is cooled and moisture is removed from the smoke.

For the purpose of cleaning the pipe the head and stem may be separated and a considerable part of the moisture in the head can be removed i by sharply whipping the same after the bottom I1 has been removed. Likewise a substantial amount of the moisture in the stem can be removed therefrom through the tube 38 by whipping the stem while it is held in the hand by the mouthpiece. If thorough cleaning of the pipe is desired the members of head and stem may be completely disassembled so that all of the several rparts are fully accessible.

In the operation of the pipe virtually all of the moisture produced by the cooling of the smoke in the stemis collected in the chamber 49 which forms a catching cup and also absorbed by the plug 59 so that little, if any, reaches the mouth f the smoker. When the plug becomes saturated the same can be readily replaced by a new one, and excess moisture in the chamber 49 can also be easily removed as often as required by blowing backwardly through the stem.

The baille means in the pipe are all` of simple construction, the same can be readily manufactured at low cost and easily assembled and the same can alsobe easily disassembled for inspection, cleaning, repairing and replacing any parts.

I claim asr my invention:

1. A smoking device comprising a tubular stem having an inlet and an outlet, a smoke inlet tube arranged in said inlet, a smoke outlet tube arranged in said outlet, said inlet and outlet tubes being arranged axially in line but having their opposing ends spaced apart Within said stem, an intermediate baille tube of larger diameter than said inlet and outlet tubes arranged within said stem and having its rear end opposite said inlet tube and its front end surrounding said outlet tube, and an absorbent plug arranged in said intermediate tube between said inlet and outlet tubes but spaced from the same.

2. A smoking device comprising a tubular stem having an inlet and an outlet, a smoke inlet tube arranged in said inlet, a smoke outlet tube arranged in said outlet, said inlet and outlet tubes being arranged axially in line but having their opposing ends spaced apart within said stern, an intermediate baille tube of larger diameter than said inlet and outlet tubes arranged within said stem and having its rear end opposite said inlet tube and its front end surrounding said outlet tube, and an absorbent plug arranged in said intermediate tube between said inlet and outlet tubes but spaced from the same, the rear end of said intermediate tube being tapered rearwardly and provided with perforations.

3. A smoking device comprising a tubular stem having an inlet and an outlet, a smoke inlet tube arranged in said inlet, a smoke outlet tube arranged in said outlet, said inlet and outlet tubes being arranged axially in line but having their opposing ends spaced apart within said stem, an intermediate baille tube of larger diameter than said inlet and outlet tubes arranged within said stem and having its rear end opposite said inlet tube and its front end surrounding said outlet tube, and an absorbent plug arranged in said intermediate tube between said inlet and outlet tubes but spaced from the same, the rear end of said outlettube being 'provided externally with an annular row of projections which engage with the bore of the adjacent part of said intermediate tube to form a plurality of smoke passages between said baille tube and outlet tube.

4. A smoking device comprising a tubular stem having an inlet and an outlet, a smoke inlet tube arranged in said inlet, a smoke outlet tube arranged in said outlet, said inlet and outlet tubes being arranged axially in line but having their opposing ends spaced apart within said stem, an intermediate baille tube of larger diameter than said inlet and outlet tubes arranged within said stem and having its rear end opposite said inlet tube and its front end surrounding said outlet tube, an absorbent plug arranged in said intermediate tube between said inlet and outlet tubes but spaced from the same, and a lining tube surrounding said baille tube but spaced therefrom and engaging the bore of said stem, said baille tube being provided externally with an annular .row of projections which engage with the bore of said lining tube and produce a plurality of smoke passages between said baille tube and said lining tube.

5. A smoking device comprising a tubular stem having rear and front sections provided respectively with a smoke inlet and a smoke outlet, a tubular lining having telescopic rear and front sections engaging with the bore of said rear and front stem sections, a rear inlet tube arranged in said rear smoke inlet, a front outlet tube arranged in said front smoke outlet and spaced from said rear inlet tube, an intermediate baille tube arranged within said lining tube and surrounding said front outlet tube, and an absorbent plug arranged in said baille tube and spaced from the opposing ends of said rear inlet and front outlet tubes.

WALTER C. GESEK. 

